Not Likely to Make Penguins My Friends

Don't think I've given up on GNU/Linux when you read my latest piece on OFB, I do intend to highlight some good things about Linux in coming weeks. Nevertheless, this must be said:

Those of us observing GNU/Linux over the past decade have spent so much time talking about how “next year is Linux’s year on the desktop” that it has become more of a humorous cliché than a useful statement. Nevertheless, while every year the Penguin has disappointed us in not quite readying itself to compete against Apple and Microsoft’s systems, at least in the small office and home office market, we can always cling to the eternal hope: next year. Or can we?